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US5833285:
Device for facilitating opening of pull-top cans
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Venezia, J. William; Largo, FL 33778
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
1998-11-10
/ 1997-03-27
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| Application Number: |
US1997000826196
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
B67B 7/00;
B67B 7/40;
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IPC-7:
A47J 45/10;
B67B 7/00;
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| ECLA Code: |
B65D17/16B1; B67B7/00; B67B7/40B2;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
294/027.1;
081/003.4;
294/033;
Original:
294/027.1;
081/003.4;
294/033;
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| Field of Search: |
294/27.1,28,31.1,31.2,32,33,87.2,87.28,99.1,99.2,137,146,159,165
081/3.07,3.09,3.4,3.41,3.43,3.44,487,488
220/737,752,758
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| Priority Number: |
| 1997-03-27 |
US1997000826196 |
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| Abstract: |
A device that spaces fingers away from lids of the type having sharp metallic edges when such lids are removed from cans of the pull-top lid type. The device further prevents movement of the can during the lid-removing process. The device includes a flat base having at least one opening configured and sized to receive the rim of a can. The opening is lined with a liner having a vertical surface that is gripped by the fingers during the can-opening process. Thus, the fingers are spaced apart from the edges of the lid when the lid is removed from the can. The palm of one hand rests atop the base and prevents it and hence the can from lifting during the opening process. In a preferred embodiment, a pair of openings of differing sizes are formed in the base, with the openings overlapping to reduce the length of the device. The shape of the opening can be any shape to accommodate differing shapes of cans.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Smith, Ronald E. ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Cherry, Johnny D.;
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| Family: |
None
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First Claim:
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What is claimed is:
1. A device for use with cans of the pull-top lid type having lids with exposed sharp edges when pulled away from the can, comprising:
- a flat base having a predetermined thickness and having an upper surface and a lower surface;
- an opening formed in said base;
- said opening having a predetermined size and configuration and being adapted to slidingly receive a can of corresponding size and configuration having a longitudinal axis of symmetry disposed normal to a plane of said base;
- a lining secured to said top surface of said base, said lining having a first part of predetermined extent that corresponds in size and configuration to said opening, said first part being disposed orthogonally to a plane of said base and being spaced radially outwardly of said opening;
- a stop means for limiting sliding insertion of a can through said opening to a predetermined extent;
- said lining having a second part connected to and disposed normal to said first part and parallel to said base, said second part extending radially inwardly for a predetermined distance from a free end of said first part, said predetermined distance being sufficient to position a radially innermost end of said second part radially inwardly of a perimeter of said opening by a predetermined distance, said second part being said stop means;
- said radially innermost end of said second part defining a lid-receiving opening having a predetermined size greater than that of a pull-top lid so that said lid is removable from said can through said lid-receiving opening when a rim of said can is disposed in abutting relation to said stop means;
- whereby a person grips said lining while resting a palm of a first hand on said base and then pulls said lid off with a second hand, said lining spacing said first hand away from exposed sharp edges of said lid and said palm preventing movement of said base and hence of said can.
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